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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book III, Chapter 10-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Aristotle, what was the orator's chief goal?
(a) To convince the audience to make a certain decision.
(b) To make a sound argument.
(c) To discredit any opposing arguments.
(d) To provide enough facts to support their argument.

2. As pointed out by Aristotle, what advantage did a speech that included a surprise have for a listener?
(a) The listener would be more likely to remember it.
(b) The listener would be more likely to repeat it.
(c) The listener would be more likely to agree with it.
(d) The listener would be more likely to understand it.

3. Which tactic was not included as something that an epideictic rhetorician might use?
(a) Amplification.
(b) Competition.
(c) Exaggeration.
(d) Comparison.

4. To Aristotle, when did anger take place?
(a) When someone had been wronged or desired revenge.
(b) When someone was afraid or desired revenge.
(c) When someone was afraid or had been wronged.
(d) When someone was afraid, had been wronged, or desired revenge.

5. As discussed in Book III, Chapter 12, what should legal rhetoric blend argumentation with?
(a) Effective delivery.
(b) A familiar style.
(c) Effective style.
(d) A familiar delivery.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Aristotle, what was the most basic cause of pleasure?

2. In contrast to syllogism, how did Aristotle explain the difference between the arguments in enthymemes?

3. In order for an enthymeme to be successful, what recommendation did Aristotle have about its conclusion?

4. What was the difference between rhetoric and dialectic in the logical appeal?

5. How did Aristotle differentiate between crime and punishment?

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